Sentence examples for knit gauge from inspiring English sources
To get the most accurate gauge measurement, wash and dry your sample before you measure your knit gauge.
Use stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl next row) for measuring knit gauge, unless the pattern's listed gauge specifically says to work the sample in another pattern, such as a seed stitch.
Your knitted gauge swatch will tell you if you need to use a different size needle than the one your pattern recommends.
It can be difficult at first to count the stitches and rows correctly, depending on the type of stitch your knitting the gauge swatch with, but in stockinette stitch, each v when counting across is a stitch and each v counting down is a row.
You may want to knit a circular gauge swatch, if your project is going to be knit in the round.
Every time you try a new set of needles, knit a new gauge swatch to test them.
The sweater was a very thin-gauge knit.
In order to investigate the tensile strength of various fabrics, 100-denier 20-TPM multifilament Nylon 66 yarns, were used and four knitting patterns with two different densities were produced by Falmac single knit circular knitting machine (48 feeders, gauge 24) and Mayer & Cie double knit circular knitting machine (96 feeders, gauge 24).
Eccentric knits, fattened with cables and mop fringe, turned up at Helmut Lang and Ms. Roi, who usurped the chunky popcorn gauge of an Irish fisherman knit for a strapless dress.
Knit a test swatch, also called a gauge swatch, with the yarn and needles you select.
